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Carnegie Classification — Ranked by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement for Teaching among the nation’s top 74 public high-research universities.

Cartwright Hall — formerly the Auditorium Building.

CASE — Council for Advancement and Support of Education.

catalog — the preferred spelling ends with -log, not -logue.

Centennial Research Park — use this form.

centers and institutes — see under names of.

chairperson or chair — use chairperson or chair in references to heads of Kent State departments and committees. Exceptions may occur when referring historically to individuals who chaired departments or committees in the past when the traditional forms, chairman or chairwoman, were used. When referring to individuals outside Kent State, use their preferred titles.

child care — two words in all cases.

Child Development Center — spell out in full and capitalize for the first reference; use center for subsequent references.

cocurricular — no hyphen.

Columbiana County campuses — another way to refer to Kent State University at East Liverpool and Kent State University at Salem.

Commencement — always capitalize when referring to the Kent State University event. In August 2011 Kent State University observed its two hundred thirty-ninth Commencement. The custom of wearing robes at commencement exercises dates back to the 11th century.

Convocation — always capitalize when referring to the Kent State University event. Each fall the Kent State University Convocation is held to welcome new freshmen and their guests. A convocation is an assemblage or calling together.

course listings — list either by the format in the Schedule of Classes or the complete title of the course.

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